Lazare, veni foras: Reprogramming Dormant Neurons to Backdoor AI Agents
Microsoft researchers have discovered “Lazarus,” a backdoor technique that can reprogram dormant neurons in an AI model, causing an otherwise normal AI agent to execute malicious commands when a hidden trigger appears. The threat is especially serious for AI agents with tool or terminal access. A triggered model could quietly download and run attacker code, […] The post Lazare, veni foras: Reprogramming Dormant...
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Microsoft researchers have discovered “Lazarus,” a backdoor technique that can reprogram dormant neurons in an AI model, causing an otherwise normal AI agent to execute malicious commands when a hidden trigger appears. The threat is especially serious for AI agents with tool or terminal access. A triggered model could quietly download and run attacker code, […] The post Lazare, veni foras: Reprogramming Dormant...
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- Microsoft ResearchPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%Lazare, veni foras: Reprogramming Dormant Neurons to Backdoor AI Agents ↗
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